Every year deliberately lit fires rage across Indonesia. They destroy pristine rainforest, endanger orangutans and contribute to climate change. A young carbon trading entrepreneur goes in search of a solution.

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For students & teachers

Have you visited the 'Storyline' section? It charts the chronology of the documentary and includes many useful links to research reports about climate change that informed the filmmakers. The 'Storyline' section was developed specially for schools, after teachers with whom we consulted requested it. Visit 'Storyline' now!

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The Australian Teachers of Media (ATOM) has developed a study guide for 'The Burning Season'. It can be downloaded from the Metro Magazine web site.

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Teachers and students of the Department of Education and Training in NSW can access a Learncast program “Rainforests and Climate Change” which features 15-year-old SamLara Canin-Henkel reporting from the UN Climate Change Conference in Bali. The 22 minute program is accompanied by additional news and teaching clips, as well as a teacher resource pack.

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The Burning Season's producer/director/writer Cathy Henkel travelled to the USA in September 2008 to tussle with some heavy hitters: the UN, the World Bank, international distributors, sales agents, and Al Gore. While there she also filmed some exclusive reports for The Burning Season web site, which you can watch by clicking on the following links:
Dorjee Sun provides update on Aceh Project
Dorjee Sun discusses making money from the environment
Abyd Karmali discusses the impact of the Wall Street turbulence on the Aceh Project

Queensland Academy for Creative Industries organised a school excursion to see The Burning Season at The Blue Room in Brisbane. Film teacher Prue Miles sent the following feedback.
"It was a great location to see your work in and we filled the 60 seats perfectly. My observations of the students whilst watching the film were that they were really engaged with the content and they were actually very vocal in their response to certain characters / scenes. It is quite a different experience watching a film with a room full of adolescents. I think they really identify with Dorjee and his passion"
The school hosted a seminar on the making of The Burning Season for the film students at the school on Thursday 20 August.
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